Even doctors are getting priced out of San Francisco's housing market

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Even doctors are getting priced out of San Francisco's frenzied housing market, according to Trulia.

Medical practitioners such as anesthesiologists and surgeons occupy the top nine spots in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' ranking of the highest-paying jobs in America. But by comparing doctors' annual median salary to the median house price in San Francisco, Trulia found only 41.6% of homes to be affordable even for them.

That share jumped to 90.7% in Chicago, a major city where home prices are rising but at a slower pace. In Dayton, Ohio, doctors could afford 99.6% of the market.

Trulia also looked into affordability for lower-paying jobs. Restaurant workers, who have a median salary of $28,612, face the most difficulty: Trulia found that 0% of San Francisco houses were affordable for them. With a median wage of $72,340, teachers could confidently shop around in only 0.4% of the market, while first responders had access to 2.6% of the market.Trulia
Overall, Trulia found that most of the time, households with at least two working people have more access to the housing market than single-income households.